Hot summer streets and the pavements are burningI sit aroundTrying to smile but the air is so heavy and dryStrange voices are saying (ah, what did they say)Things I can't understandIt's too close for comfortThis heat has got right out of hand

It's a cruel, (cruel) cruel summerLeaving me here on my ownIt's a cruel, (it's a cruel) cruel summerNow you're goneYou're not the only oneIt's a cruel

The city is crowded, my friends are away, and I'm on my ownIt's too hot to handle so I gotta get up and go, and go

It's a cruel, (cruel) cruel summerLeaving me here on my ownIt's a cruel, (it's a cruel) cruel summerNow you're goneYou're not the only one

It's a cruel (it's a cruel) cruel summer (cruel summer)(Don't leave me, leave me in this summer)You're not the only one (you're not the only one)

It's a cruel, (cruel) cruel summer (cruel summer)(You're not the only one at home)Leaving me here on my ownIt's a cruel, (it's a cruel) cruel summer (cruel summer)Now you're goneYou're not the only one (it's a cruel summer)Cruel summer (cruel summer)It's a cruel summer (it's a cruel)Cruel summer (cruel summer)It's a cruel summer